The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1993

1993. Go, Tell It on the Mountain

Refrain:
Go, tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and everywhere
Go, tell it on the mountain,
That Jesus Christ is born.

1. While shepherds kept their watching
O’er silent flocks by night
Behold throughout the heavens
There shone a holy light. [Refrain]

2. The shepherds feared and trembled,
When lo! above the earth,
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed the Savior’s birth. [Refrain]

3. Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born
And God sent us salvation
That blessèd Christmas morn. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: While shepherds kept their watching
• Title: Go, Tell It on the Mountain
• Author: John Wesley Work, Jr. (1907)
• Refrain First Line: Go, tell it on the mountain
• Language: English
• Source: Folk Songs of the American Negro (Nashville, Tennessee: 1907)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [While shepherds kept their watching]
• Composer: Anonymous
• Incipit: 33216 51222 12323
• Key: F Major
• Source: African-American spiritual
• Copyright: Public Domain